Paper-bag holder.



L. A. PURINTON.

PAPER BAG HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED snP-r. 14, 1912.

Patented Aug. 19, 1913.

Inventor Witnesses Attorneys are oppositely disposed.

TlblTTED bTTATE PATENT tlli lt lltilil LUTHER A. PURINTON, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

PAPER-BAG HOLDER.

Application filed September 14, 1912.

17 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUTHER A. PURIN- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Chittenden and State of Vermont, have invented a new and useful Paper-Bag Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for paper bags, its object being to provide an inexpensive, simple, and durable device of this character which can be quickly applied to a bundle of paper bags and will hold them securely although permitting them to be easily torn from position.

Another object is to provide means where by the holder can be secured in engagement with the bags.

Wit-h the foregoing and. other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departin from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred forms of the invention have been shown.

In said drawings :-l igure 1 is a side elevation of the holder, the bags engaged thereby being indicated by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an end view of the holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the removable needle. F at is a side elevation of a modified form of holder.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 and 2 designate shanks which are crossed and pivotally connected, as at 8 and merge into arcuate jaws 5 and 1 which One of these jaws has a terminal eye 6 while the other jaw is formed with a screw threaded socket 7 adapted to receive the threaded shank 8 of a needle 9. This needle is preferably triangular in cross section although it is to be understood that it may be of any other desired contour. The needle is so located that, when the jaws 1 and 5 are swung toward each other, the point of the needle will move into the eye A spring 10 is inter posed between the shanks 1 and 2 and serves Specification of Letters Patent.

to hold said shanks normally pressed apart Patented An n 19,1913.

Serial No. 720,390.

and the point of the needle normally removed from the eye 6.

The shank 2 is reduced at its free end so as to form a stop shoulder 11 and pivotally connected to the reduced end of the shank is a tie link 12 which is pressed normally against the shoulder 11 by a spring 13. This spring is seated in a recess 14: formed atone end of the shoulder 11 and bears against the link 12 at a point to one side of the pivot 15 of the link. The shank 1 has a reduced end forming a shoulder 16 and a pin 17 extends from the reduced end of shank 1 and overhangs the shoulder 16. The free end of link 12 is provided with a slot 18 extending thereinto from its inner or lower side and this slot is provided at its inner end with a lateral extension 19 directed toward the free end of the link. Said free end of the link is beveled, as shown at 20. An opening 21 may be formed in the middle portion of the link for the purpose of receiving a supporting hook 22.

It will be understood that by moving the shanks 1 and 2 toward each other the pin 1? will be shifted out of the extension 19 and slot 18 and by then swinging the link 12 upwardly relative to the shanks, the spring 13 will be placed under stress and the slotted end of the link will be moved out of engagement with the pin 17. Shanks 1 and 2 can then be moved apart under the action of spring 10 and the needle 9 will therefore be withdrawn from the eye 6 and its point brought to a position remote from the eye. The bags B to be held are then placed between the point of needle 9 and the eye 6 after which the shanks 1 and 2 are drawn toward each other. During this movement the bags are preferably swung back and forth upon the needle so as to thus facilitate the insertion of the needle through the bags. The point of the needle finally becomes seated in the eye 6 and at this time the link 12, which has been held by spring 13 tightly against the shoulder 11, will strike against pin 17. The beveled end 20 of the link will slide over the pin 17 and, as soon as said pin is brought into line with the slot 18, the link will snap down against the shoulder 16 so as thus to bring the pin into the back or inner end portion of the slot 18. As soon as the shanks 1 and 2 are released, the spring 10, which is under stress, will shift the shanks slightly away from each other so as to thus seat the pin 17 in the extension 19 of slot 18. The parts are thus locked together and, after suspending the holder from the hook 22, the bags can be removed simply by tearing them off of the needle 9. By making the needle removable, a new one can be placed in posi tion should the needle become broken or be otherwise rendered unfit for use. It is to be understood, however, that the needle can be made integral with the jaw 5 if so desired.

Instead of utilizing a tie link 12 such as has been described, the shanks may be provided, at their free ends, with arcuate tongues 23 designed to lap when the shanks are drawn toward each other, these tongues being provided with openings 24 which register when the shanks are drawn together and which, when registering, are adapted to receive a supporting hook.

hat is claimed is 1. A bag holder including crossed shanks pivotally connected and merging into terminal jaws at one end, one of said jaws having a needle receiving eye, a needle extending from the other aw and adapted to extend, at its free end, into the eye, a spring interposed between the shanks for automatically moving the jaws apart and withdrawing the needle from the eye, and means for holding the jaws against movement under the action of the spring.

2. A bag holder including crossed pivotally connected shanks having jaws at one end, there being an eye on one of the jaws, a needle detachably connected to the other j aw and adapted to project, at its free end, into the eye, a spring interposed between the shanks for automatically shifting the jaws apart and withdrawing the needle from the eye, and means for holding the shanks against relative movement and to retain the needle within the eye.

A bag holder including pivotally connected shanks, said shanks having jaws at one end, one of the jaws being provided with an eye, a needle detachably connected to the other jaw and adapted to be seated at its free end within the eye, a tie link pivotally connected to one of the shanks, and cooperating means upon the link and the other shank for holding the jaws against relative movement in one direction.

4. A bag holder including pivotally connected shanks having jaws at one end, one .Of said jaws being formed with an eye, a needle extending from the other jaw and normally seated at its free end within the eye, a tie link pivotally connected to one of the shanks, there being cooperating means upon the link and shank for limiting the movement of the link relative to the shank, a pin extending from the other shank, said link having a slot for the reception of the pin to hold the shanks against movement from each other.

5. A bag holder including pivotally connected shanks having jaws at one end, a needle upon one of the jaws and adapted to project, at its free end, into the other aw, a spring interposed between the shanks for shifting them apart, a tie link pivotally connected to one of the shanks, and a pin upon the other shank, said link having a slot for the reception of the pin to hold the shanks against movement from each other.

6. A bag holder including pivotally connected shanks having jaws at one end, a needle upon one of the jaws and adapted to project, at its free end, into the other jaw, a spring interposed between the shanks for shifting them apart, a tie link pivotally connected to one of the shanks, and a pin upon the other shank, said link having a slot for the reception of the pin to hold the shanks against movement from each other, there being a beveled end upon the link for engaging the pin and guiding the slotted portion of the link to the pin, and a spring interposed between the link and the shank to which it is pivoted, for automatically shifting the slotted portion of the link into engagement with the pin when the shanks are drawn together.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aifixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LUTHER A. PURINTON. lVitnesses JOHN J. ENRIenT, GRACE ESINHART.

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